Chris Skinner

APRIL 23, 2019

It was Earth Day on Monday, and a national holiday in many nations as they observed what Christians call Easter. One of the leading … The post Doing good for society and the planet (an Earth Day FinTech update) appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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APRIL 20, 2018

and the National Bank of Canada (NBC) announced today that they tested a debt insurance simulation on a new blockchain platform. JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 30, 2018

Even in fintech. It turns out nations beyond America today are increasingly generating more significant financial technology innovation, especially in artificial intelligence. Location matters. Canada is an example.

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Perficient

JULY 11, 2022

Here are critical facts to know about some of the most popular BNPL service platforms: Afterpay: Afterpay was founded in Australia in 2014 but was acquired by fintech Square earlier this year. Fintech enthusiasts should also keep a close watch on Apple’s newly unveiled BNPL system, Apple Pay Later. According to Kristen E.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2020

Colin Walsh got lots of laughs five years ago when he talked of his intention to launch a financial technology (FinTech) startup. On Friday (July 31), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced Varo Bank has been granted its full-service national bank charter. the San Francisco-based online bank, had the last laugh.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 17, 2017

EXCLUSIVE — Spanish banks, along with certain Spanish telecommunication companies, have come together to establish a national network based on blockchain. The consortium is called Alastria.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2019

Cross-border FinTech efforts have seen increasing participation from central banks and monetary authorities. The MOU dictates that the banks will train FinTech startups with an eye on cross-border transactions. The Fed And FinTech Firms. As reported, Singapore has been working on other cross-border initiatives as well.

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Fidelity National Information Services this week continued an annual program backing young fintechs that are striving to disrupt the financial services landscape.

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Chris Skinner

AUGUST 5, 2018

I cannot post a 222-page PDF from the US Government on FinTech and competition without also posting a 136-page PDF from the European Commission on FinTech and competition.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

While many digital-first companies springboard from payments into lending, Figure Technologies , a FinTech focused on home improvement, debt consolidation and retirement products that leverage blockchain protocols, is branching out from lending into payments. But a national charter would allow for a uniformity of presence and market scope.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 11, 2018

National Australia Bank (NAB) today added Google Pay to its roster of mobile payments services. NAB customers can now use Google Pay to make contactless payments. On its digital payment services, NAB currently has NAB Pay, which works on Android devices, NAB PayTag for iOS devices, Samsung Pay, Fitbit, and Garmin wearables.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Ukrainian financial institution UKRSIBBANK is collaborating with Sweden-based FinTech upstart Dreams, while Oportun Financial is pursuing a national bank charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). Ukrainian Bank Partners With Swedish FinTech.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2021

City National Bank has enlisted New York City FinTech Extend to enable the bank’s clients to offer virtual corporate cards to employees, vendors and other business partners, the companies announced in a press release. With Extend, City National is the first issuer in the U.S. to launch this competitive solution.”.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Many existing community bank customers and prospects are also national bank customers. There are now many online, nationally-focused lenders that are capable of an entire virtual relationship. Conclusion Community banks should not try to be national or regional banks.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Small businesses are a growing target for bank-FinTech collaborations and data integration initiatives as financial service providers explore new use cases for open banking. In this week’s roundup of the latest B2B applications of bank-FinTech collaboration and open banking initiatives, PYMNTS looks at new data integration models.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 19, 2018

PREMIUM – Cincinnati, Ohio might seem like an unlikely place for fintech innovation to spur, but it has the ingredients to be just the right breeding ground. At least that's according to Fifth Third, one of the nation's 25 largest financial institutions, that is headquartered in the city of Cincinnati.

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Chris Skinner

JUNE 12, 2017

If it’s not my place to delve into the politics, it is my place to talk about the ramifications for Brexit, FinTech and Britain’s financial system, and basically it’s good. The only reason she called the … The post The UK election result is good for UK FinTech appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 7, 2016

The nation’s biggest generation– yes, it’s millennials again — wasn’t big enough. In the past decade, many fintechs in wealth Read More. Hedgeable, the roboadvisor geared to you-know-who, is expanding its target audience to small businesses.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

As banks look to streamline access to finance or make it easier to safely share financial information with apps, Barclays Business Banking and Wells Fargo are joining forces with FinTechs on digital initiatives. Ebury, which was started in 2009 and has offices in more than 20 nations, becomes a part of Nexi Open with the deal.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 9, 2021

The fintech market is smokin’ hot right now. Fintech is no different. Q1 2021 was the largest funding quarter on record, according to CB Insights , with fintechs raising $22.8 Banks and fintechs are in a heated mashup and seeking niches. Fifth Third Bank is acquiring healthcare fintech Provide.

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Payments Source

JANUARY 29, 2021

City National Bank is working with the fintech startup Extend to further boost contactless payments at the point of sale for business employees through the launch of a virtual Visa commercial credit card.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 17, 2020

In this episode, editors discuss the following news developments: The overlap of retail with financial services, and reflections on the National Retail Federation annual conference in New York; Visa’s acquisition of Plaid and what it means […].

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Meanwhile, fintech lenders offer fast approvals, attracting small business borrowers despite high interest rates. Despite their deep-rooted connections with local businesses, many CFIs struggle to compete with fintech lenders due to slow processing times and complex underwriting processes.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Hot embers continue to glow in the fintech market that GonzoBanker mothership Cornerstone Advisors serves. According to CB Insights, US fintechs raised $14.6B Some perspective on how fast this fintech market is moving: Fintech Labs tracks 269 $1B+ valued fintech unicorns that have been founded in just the past two decades.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

This is a major market validation of our payment acceptance platform, and highlights Mobeewave as an industry leader in the FinTech space.”. The Mobeewave platform is now available in Australia, Canada and Poland through partnerships with Commonwealth Bank, National Bank, and Polskie ePlatnosci (PeP), all in collaboration with Mastercard.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

Some of the largest global financial institutions are taking steps further into Mexico’s small business lending and finance space, the result of heightened competitive pressure imposed by FinTechs and alternative lenders in the market, reports in the Wall Street Journal said Thursday (March 14). ”

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2020

As the nation’s traditional financial institutions struggle to cope, alternative lending platforms and other B2B FinTechs are exploring how to put their own technologies to good use.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2019

Amid collaborative efforts between traditional payment players and some smaller tech-nimble upstarts, the card giants are boosting their efforts to help FinTech firms bring new products to market. To that end, Mastercard has announced the next generation of its Accelerate program, focused on FinTech firms.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2019

Nations where FIs are not required to provide data access to TPPs, however, may be wise to jump on the bandwagon. If you’re a bank where FinTechs are a big thing – like in the U.S. – Challenges and FinTech Needs. The APIs that most appeal to FinTechs are easy to use and tailor, Chaib said.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2021

She, alongside Stripe Business Lead of Treasury Tara Seshan and City National Bank Executive Vice President of Treasury Management Solutions Verna Grayce Chao , agreed that the embrace of bank- FinTech collaboration has proliferated the opportunity to drive embedded business banking experiences. Driving Personalized Experiences.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2020

Payments FinTech Sila offers an Infrastructure-as-a-Service platform to help companies more seamlessly integrate compliant payments capabilities within their solutions via application programming interface (API), with an integrated stablecoin, SILA. Sila Raises Funding to Nix ACH. The company has rolled out its service in the U.K.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 2, 2020

Gartner’s Digital IQ Index for 2019 surveyed 80 banking and financial brands, including national banks, regional banks, online banks and fintech startups. It examined 1,200 data […].

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2020

The National Retail Federation (NRF) led off the week revising its estimates for supply chain disruption as it is seeing member reports that indicate larger than expected issues. A survey of its members found that 40 percent are seeing disruptions, and 26 percent expect to see disruptions.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2021

While Jeff is focused on Vietnam right now, it is planning to expand to Indonesia and the Philippines next, with its sights set longer term on Bangladesh and Pakistan, an objective that would place it in five of the 10 largest Asian nations with a combined population of more than 600 million consumers.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Olga Skorobogatova, first deputy governor of the CBR, said 30 countries are working on their own national digital currencies, some of which could launch in five to seven years. She added, however, that SWIFT could end up being the platform used by different countries for their national digital currencies, the report stated.

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Chris Skinner

APRIL 27, 2019

The main blog headlines are … Doing good for society and the planet (an Earth Day FinTech update) It was Earth Day on Monday, and a national holiday in many nations as they observed what Christians call Easter.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The House committee held a hearing on the idea after Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks in July proposed a new special purpose national banking charter for payments companies. The agency first proposed a special banking charter for FinTechs in 2014 that would limit pushback from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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